Window sash



Aug. 14, 1934. v. L. THOMA 1,969,995

WINDOW SASH Filed Feb. 14, 1954 5)" III I WWI-333'?! 9 INVENTOR 1 13.4. 8

Patented'Aug. 14, 193 4 i 1,969,995

sr'rs PTNr orrics WINDOW SASH Valentine L. Thoma, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Application February 14, 1934, Serial No. 711,174

2 Claims. (Cl. 2056.4)

My invention relates to window sash construcclearly in Fig. 4, to permit the placing of the seat tion and the like, and more particularly to a blocks 17. metallic sash frame consisting of rails or strips The wing is tapped for the reception of I I which are detachably connected together to screws which extend into open-ended slots 5 permit of convenient installation or removal of at the inner edge of the wing 12. When the window panes. It will be understood that the screws 20 are set in position, they serve to seinventicn is also applicable to show cases, etc. cure the sash rail 7 and the retaining strip 8 One object of my invention is to provide a together.

metallic sash structure composed of separable In assembling the parts, 'the glass is placed parts which can be readily assembled and disupon the blocks 17, whereupon the retaining assembled, and wherein there are no exposed strip 8 is moved inwardly to cause the glass bolts or screws. to be firmly, but yieldably gripped between the Another object of my invention is to provide shoulder 13 and the channel 11, whereupon the I in a sash structure, clamping members or bars, screws 20 are driven home to firmly clamp the together with means for bringing the members wings l0 and 12 together. The thickening of the into gripping engagement with the sides of a wing 12 toward its free edge, insures that the glass plate, without danger of exerting excessive retaining strip 8 will not accidentally slide outclamping pressure on the plate. ward away from the face of the glass, because Still another object of my invention is to it has wedging engagement with the head of 20 provide a metallic sash structure of generally the screw 20.

simplified and improved form. Suitable holes 22 (Fig. 2), are provided in the As shown in the accompanying drawing, Fichannel 11 to permit of access with a screw gure l is an elevational view partly in section, driver to the heads of the screws 20. The chanlooking from the outer side of a window installanel 11, of course, catches condensed moisture 95 tion; Fig. 2 is a view taken on the line 11-11 of and melted ice or frost at the inside of the Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a view taken on the line III- window, and prevents such moisture or water 111 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view from flowing to the window sill 5. The moisture of the structure of Fig. 1, with a portion of the will drain down through the sash past the lower glass broken away. edge of the retaining strip 8 which is vertically- For convenience of illustration and descripspaced from the base rail 9, and finds its way tion, I have shown the structure as applied to over the ledge 15 at the outside of the builda wooden window sill 5, which has the usual ing. base board 6. Only the lower sash bar is shown, From the foregoing, it will be seen that the it being understood that the sides and top of glass is not subjected to strains through tighten- 355 the sash may be formed in the same manner ing of the screws 20, thus reducing danger of or in any other suitable manner. The sash bar breaking the glass, and that both the screws 20 is composed of a sash rail '7 and a retaining strip and the screws 16 are concealed, and therefore 8, which may be formed of yieldable metal do not detract from the appearance of the strucstrips, extruded metal, or other suitable material. ture, and are protected from the weather.

4 The rail 7 has a base portion 9, a wing 10, and I claim as my invention:-- a channel or trough portion 11. The retaining 1. A sash structure comprising a sash rail strip 8 has a wing 12, and a glass-engaging having a base portion adapted to be secured to a shoulder 13. The glass plate or pane 14 is frame and a rail portion extending upwardly shown as held between the channel 11 and the from the base and offset inwardly at its upper 145T shoulder 13. A projecting strip 15 of sheet metal edge, for engagement with one side of a pane, W0

or the like is shown as overlying the outer edges a wing carried by the rail portion in verticallyor" the board 6. spaced relation to the base, a retaining strip The sash rail '7 is secured to the board 6 by a for engaging the opposite side or" the pane and suitable number of screws 16, and a seat block having a wing in horizontally-overlapping rela- 17 is provided at each end of the sash, for taking tion to the first-named wing, and means for adthe vertical weight of the glass 14. As here justably connecting the said wings, the said shown, the blocks 1'7 are of tubular form, with retaining strip being supported by said wings, cushioning material 18, such as rubber or felt with its lower edge vertically spaced from th on their upper sides. The ends of the wings 10 upper surface of said base portion.

and 12 are cut away somewhat as shown more 2. A sash structure comprising a sash rail havtion to the first-named wing, and means for adjustably connecting the said wings, the said retaining strip being supported by said wings, with its lower edge vertically spaced from the upper surface of said base portion, the said base portion being extended outwardly past the outer side of said retaining strip.

VALENTINE L. THOMA. 

